Some Concerns?

(Hap) #1

Hey there, I’ve been interested in Brink for some time now and thought it was about time I voiced a couple of concerns, maybe you guys can shed some light on them… My online gaming history for anyone that cares- UT99 duel/ctf, UT2004 duel/tdm/ctf, Q3 duel/ctf & finally a sprinkle of TF2 on top.

  1. Having been used to games that offer high levels of client-side customisation (NOT character customisation) I doubt I could ever switch to something that were to have say very limited fov or viewmodel_fov or basic hud options for that matter. I’m also hoping you’re going to add an option to remove that sickening weapon bob… I could go on but I think you get the point.

  2. Although this SMART system sounds like a neat idea on paper, it also sounds very dumbed-down, like it will actually limit overall movement that isn’t WASD/ESDF and therefore make gameplay very predictable, unless there is a hidden rocket-jumping feature im not familiar with?

  3. I read that the engine is modified Id Tech4 with enhancements, would I be asking too much if the generation of PCs that ran Doom3 flawlessly would run Brink just as flawlessly?

Post is long enough for now, If someone can answer any of these or if you’d like to discuss them, leave a reply. Thanks.

(ClickClickBOOM) #2

[QUOTE=Hap;238714]Hey there, I’ve been interested in Brink for some time now and thought it was about time I voiced a couple of concerns, maybe you guys can shed some light on them… My online gaming history for anyone that cares- UT99 duel/ctf, UT2004 duel/tdm/ctf, Q3 duel/ctf & finally a sprinkle of TF2 on top.

  1. Having been used to games that offer high levels of client-side customisation (NOT character customisation) I doubt I could ever switch to something that were to have say very limited fov or viewmodel_fov or basic hud options for that matter. I’m also hoping you’re going to add an option to remove that sickening weapon bob… I could go on but I think you get the point.

  2. Although this SMART system sounds like a neat idea on paper, it also sounds very dumbed-down, like it will actually limit overall movement that isn’t WASD/ESDF and therefore make gameplay very predictable, unless there is a hidden rocket-jumping feature im not familiar with?

  3. I read that the engine is modified Id Tech4 with enhancements, would I be asking too much if the generation of PCs that ran Doom3 flawlessly would run Brink just as flawlessly?

Post is long enough for now, If someone can answer any of these or if you’d like to discuss them, leave a reply. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

  1. Confirmed that you can remove the bobbing.

  2. All the SMART moves can be done manually as well with your own speed. I am sure we will be able to disable the SMART system. Also its not even close to being as dramatic as you think.

  3. Depends what you understand as “flawlessly”. For some people 30FPS is flawlessly, for others 333fps :> We can only guess at the moment. The system requirements arent out yet and if you look at games like APB which uses the UE3 Engine and needs a powerrig to get 30fps, we can only guess here :slight_smile:

Hope I could help.

(LyndonL) #3

Also, wondering why you needed to start a new thread when this thread is only a couple of lines from the top…